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|image=[[File:MLSS+BM Art - Popple.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of Popple from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
|image=[[Image:MLSSpopple.jpg|200px]]<br>'''Popple'''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|full_name=Popple
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2003|2003]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2013|2013]])
|species=[[Beanish]]
|species=[[Beanish]]
|latest portrayal='' Nami Funashima ([[2013]])
}}
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{{quote|Oh, sure, you guys are real tough, teaming up on me! Don't think you can beat me just 'cause I'm alone. It's my solo debut on the battle lines, see?|Popple|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga}}
{{LLquote|Bring it on ya wannabe moth! <big>These two</big> <small>and I</small> <big>will cream ya!</big>|Popple|about to fight [[Wiggly]] in [[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]}}


'''Popple''' is a supporting antagonist in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|its Nintendo 3DS remake]], and a minor character in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. Popple, or the "Shadow Thief", as he calls himself, dreams of becoming a super thief and being rich beyond belief. He has a tendency of saying "see?" at the end of most sentences, a common verbal tic for stereotypical thugs and mobsters.
'''Popple''' is one of the main characters in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. Popple, or the "Shadow Thief" as he calls himself, desires to be a super thief who dreams of getting rich quick.  


==History==
==History==
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
[[File:MLSSPopple&Rookie.png|thumb|left|Popple with [[Rookie]] for the first time.]]
The [[Mario Bros.]] first run into Popple and his accomplice, [[Rookie (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)|Rookie]] (who is really an amnesiac [[Bowser]]) in the [[Chateau de Chucklehuck]] where they are after the secret of the brewery's world famous drink, Chuckola Cola. Engaging the bros. in battle, [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] manage to beat Popple and the blank-minded Bowser. The two show up again when Mario and Luigi solve the puzzles of [[Chucklehuck Woods]], but they end up being blasted into the sky by the [[Chuckolator]]. He has a tendency of saying "see?" at the end of most sentences.
[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] first run into Popple and his accomplice, [[Rookie]] (who is actually [[Bowser]] suffering from amnesia), in the [[Chateau de Chucklehuck]], where they are after the secret of the brewery's drink, [[Chuckola Cola (Mario & Luigi series)|Chuckola Cola]]. They soon fight against Mario and Luigi, but they are quickly beaten and run ahead. They show up again when Mario and Luigi solve the puzzles of [[Chucklehuck Woods]] and acquiring all [[Chuckola Fruit]] to give to [[Chuckleroot]], but they end up getting captured and later being blasted into the sky by the [[Chuckolator]] inside [[Mother Chuckalola]].
 
The Bros. encounter Rookie and Popple again in the basement of [[Woohoo Hooniversity]], where they are trying to steal the [[Beanstar]]. The two groups end up fighting again, and even when using their own Bros. move, Popple and Rookie still lose. Suddenly, after the battle, the head of a [[Princess Peach]] robot falls through the ceiling and its voice irritates the Beanstar so much it bursts through the ceiling, taking Mario, Luigi, Rookie and Popple with it. The Beanstar then divides into four pieces flinging all its passengers off. Mario lands with Luigi in [[Oho Oasis]], while Bowser is flung to [[Stardust Fields]], where he is soon used as a revival power for [[Cackletta]]'s spirit. Popple's landing destination is unknown.
 
Popple appears again in Chucklehuck Woods trying to get a piece of the Beanstar off a statue. The Mario Bros. fight him again, but this time without Bowser. After losing, he swears revenge upon the two and spins himself into the dirt below to escape. Popple appears again later, having made a base in [[Teehee Valley]]. After finding an unconscious Luigi in the desert, he takes him as a prisoner to lure Mario to his base. After Mario frees Luigi, Popple attacks and introduces his new Rookie, [[Birdo]], who has fallen hopelessly in love with him. After losing in battle, Popple blames his defeat on Birdo, calls her useless and Birdo, heart-broken, knocks him through the wall. Popple is then sentenced to community service in [[Little Fungitown]] where he is last seen, and ironically, his supervisor calls him Rookie.
 
===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
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Popple reappears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. In this game, Popple is first met outside of [[Pi'llo-per]]'s house, running into the Bros. and dropping his loot,he is later seen on two tours, at [[Driftwood Shore]] and [[Mount Pajamaja]]. He later attempts to steal from Pi'llo-per's collection room again. He mistakes a [[Wiggler]] in the P'illo ruins named [[Wiggly]] for a security guard and meets Mario and Luigi, whom he still doesn't remember. Popple first refers to the bros. as "ugly mugs", referencing the brothers' first meeting with him in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.  Later, he starts calling them his "rookies" just like how he did to Bowser in the same game. He then tricks Mario and Luigi into fighting Wiggly by talking first, and after insulting the Wiggler, fighting him. After the Bros. beat Wiggly, Popple betrays them, but is beaten. Afterwards, he learns Wiggly wasn't a security guard and insults him some more. Wiggly then chases Popple and he claims he has had enough of [[Pi'illo Island|this island]].
 
==Battle Strategy==
In the first battle against the wannabe thief, Popple is accompanied by his loyal servant, [[Rookie (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)|Rookie]]. Whenever Popple is attacked, Rookie spams each brother with a hammer, which goes faster than normal. If the player defeats Rookie first, it will cause Popple run away from the battle. However, defeating Popple causes the player to get 50 more experience points and 30 more coins. Popple is either do a simple ram into the opponent or steal their [[Mushroom]] and either heals himself or Rookie the next turn. This is can be determined by seeing if he grins or not; if he does it's to Luigi, if not it's to Mario. Determining his actual move depends on how the players defend themselves. If they can defend themselves by jumping, he is trying to ram one of the brothers, if they can defend themselves by using hammers, he is trying to steal a mushroom.  
 
The second time the Mario Bros. fight him, he does the same moves until Rookie gets hurt about halfway. Then they start doing [[Bros. Attack|"Bros. Attacks"]] of their own, which always have Popple getting hurt. The first one has Rookie tossing Popple in the air, then he jumps and grabs Popple, then piledrives him into the ground to create shockwaves that the brothers both need to jump over. The second one has Rookie light Popple on fire, then he swings him towards a brother who has to counter with the hammer. The third time Popple is alone, he has two new attacks. One is where he grabs a money bag and starts throwing random detritus. Most of the time the junk are coins and a mushroom. Occasionally, however, he will throw out a [[Poison Mushroom]] and a monster similar to a [[Designbomb]]. These items will either come straight at the brothers or bounce towards them, so they will only get hit by them if they jump. The second new move is a little more dangerous. He turns around then he has either the grin on his face or his normal mad expression, then he tries to steal the brother's hammer. This can be countered with the hammer, but if not blocked correctly, Popple steals the hammer and uses it against them. Also, that brother can't attack with the hammer either except for [[Fire Bros.]] and [[Thunder Bros.]] when advanced. The hammer later returns to their possession after a few turns.
 
In the fourth and final battle, he fights with [[Birdo]] by his side with all of the moves that he previous used.
 
In ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', Popple teams up with the Bros. to battle Wiggly but acts puts the Bros. in constant danger by angering Wiggly, preventing the Bros. from countering or knocking them aside to try and escape. To stop him from angering Wiggly the Bros. just have to hit him when he stands in front of Wiggly, he will build a tolerance though. After beating Wiggly Popple will break the 4th wall, mentioning the vanishing Wiggler and then turn on the Bros. He attacks by either running up to punch a Bro, or kicking soccer balls at them. He can also steal one of the brothers' hammer and hit them with it afterwards, just like he did in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''. All can be avoided with hammers.
 
==Stat Information==
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|coins=30
|item=[[Green Pepper]]
|location=[[Chateau de Chucklehuck]]
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{{MLinfobox
|name=Popple (second time)
|image=[[File:Popple_Idle.gif]]
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|hp=150
|speed=100
|def=50
|exp=120
|coins=33
|item=[[Red Pepper]]
|location=[[Woohoo Hooniversity]]
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[[File:MALSS Popple And Rookie 2.png|200px|thumb|Popple with [[Rookie]] for the second time, alerting him of the Bros.' presence.]]
Popple and Rookie are encountered again in the basement of [[Woohoo Hooniversity]], where they are now trying to steal the [[Beanstar]], and end up fighting Mario and Luigi again. Though they have formed new [[Bros. Attack]]s (that often end up hurting Popple), they still lose. After the battle, the still-speaking head of a [[Peach-bot]] falls through the ceiling. Its voice irritates the Beanstar so much it bursts through the ceiling, taking Mario, Luigi, Rookie, and Popple with it. The Beanstar then divides into four pieces and tosses all its passengers off, Popple included.


[[File:Birdomss.PNG|thumb|left|Popple with [[Birdo]].]]
Popple appears again in Chucklehuck Woods, trying to get a piece of the Beanstar off of a statue. He is then fought again, this time without the help of Rookie. After losing, he swears revenge upon the two and spins himself into the ground to escape. Popple once again appears in [[Teehee Valley]], after having made a base there. After finding an unconscious Luigi in the desert, he takes him as a prisoner to lure Mario to his base. Mario frees Luigi, but Popple soon arrives and introduces his new Rookie, [[Birdo]], who had fallen hopelessly in love with him. Despite the efforts of his new teammate, they still lose in battle, and Popple blames his defeat on a heartbroken Birdo, who responds by knocking him through the wall. Later on, Popple is arrested offscreen and is then sentenced to community service in [[Little Fungitown]], where he is last seen with his supervisor ironically calling him Rookie.


Popple returns in the game's [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|remake]], where in the main story, he has the same role as the original game. Popple also appears in the ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' mode, where more of his backstory is revealed. It is shown that Popple trips on Bowser while stealing food in [[Hoohoo Village]], causing the unconscious Koopa King to wake up and follow him. Soon after, Popple makes the amnesiac Bowser his Rookie. In Chucklehuck Woods, Popple momentarily loses sight of Rookie, and asks a group of [[Bowser's Minions]], led by [[Captain Goomba (Mario & Luigi series)|Captain Goomba]], where his partner went off to. However, the minions intimidate Popple into a fight and he ends up losing. Rookie appears soon after, and despite Captain Goomba's attempts to bring his master back [[Bowser's Castle|home]], Rookie does not recognize his minions and burns Captain Goomba with his [[Fire Breath|fire breath]]. The minions then leave.


Popple is later encountered again, now looking for a replacement for the missing Rookie (following the events with Mario and Luigi in Woohoo Hooniversity). Candidates for Rookie's replacement include Birdo, a [[Fighter Fly]], a [[Beanie]], a [[Paratroopea]], and a [[Tanoomba]]. He sees Bowser's minions again and fights them, but is again defeated. Birdo, the only potential Rookie left, then takes him away. Popple seems to be known among criminals, when several enemies line up to see who can be his new partner after his previous [[Rookie]] goes missing.
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===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
[[File:PoppleEncounter1M&LDT.png|thumb|Popple's first encounter with the Bros. in ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''.]]
Popple reappears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. In this game, Popple is first met outside of [[Pi'illoper]]'s house. After a failed robbery of his house, Popple runs into the Bros., whom he does not remember, and drops his loot. However, he begins vaguely recalling his unfortunate encounters with them in the [[Beanbean Kingdom]] (while unaware that it was specifically ''them'' he had in mind). He is later seen on two tours, at [[Driftwood Shore]] and [[Mount Pajamaja]], the former of which he abandons due to a lack of potential treasure, and the latter of which he is kicked out of by the Massif Bros., who explain there is no room for him. Popple later attempts to burgle Pi'lloper's collection room again, this time from the back entrance, accessible through the northern ruins. On the way, he misinterprets a [[Wiggler#Mario & Luigi: Dream Team|Wiggler]] (who aspires to build a garden in the Pi'illo ruins) for a security guard, and meets Mario and Luigi, whom he still does not quite remember. If the Bros. come here before finding all the parts of the [[Ultibed]], Popple will tell them to "find more loot" first.


Later, he starts calling them his "rookies", just like he did with Bowser and Birdo in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''. He then forces Mario and Luigi into a battle against Wiggler by enraging him with insults. Once the Bros. beat Wiggler, Popple suddenly turns against them, aiming to claim Pi'illoper's treasure for himself, but is quickly beaten by the Mario Bros. Afterwards, he realizes Wiggler was not a security guard and continues to insult Wiggler and his aspirations, angered that he fought over a "stupid flower garden". A furious Wiggler goes after him for insulting the flowers, and Popple declares he has had enough of [[Pi'illo Island|this "stupid island"]]. He is not seen again for the rest of the game.
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==Battle patterns==
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
[[File:MALSS Popple And Rookie.png|200px|thumb|The first battle with Popple at [[Chateau de Chucklehuck]], where he is partnered up with [[Rookie]].]]
====Chateau de Chucklehuck====
In the first battle against Popple, he is accompanied by [[Rookie]]. Whenever Popple is attacked, Rookie throws fast-moving hammers that each brother must deflect with their own hammers. If the player defeats Rookie first, it will cause Popple to run away from the battle. However, defeating Popple nets fifty more experience points and thirty more coins than if he had escaped.


To attack, Popple targets a single brother and either rams them or steals a [[Mushroom]] from them; if the latter hits, he heals either himself or Rookie with it on the next turn. Who he targets can be determined by watching his face; a grinning Popple will target Luigi, while a 'neutral' expression signals Mario. Determining his actual move depends on which type of counterattack is available: jumping means that Popple will tackle them, while hammers mean that Popple will steal from them.


====Woohoo Hooniversity====
The second time he is fought with Rookie, his moves remain the same until Rookie or himself loses about half of his HP, prompting them to start doing "[[Bros. Attack]]s" of their own, which always have Popple getting hurt, although he takes no damage. The first one has Rookie tossing Popple in the air, then jumping and grabbing him; he then piledrives Popple into the ground to create shock waves that need to be jumped over. The second one has Rookie light Popple on fire and swing him towards a brother, which has to be countered with the hammer.


====Chucklehuck Woods====
The third time, when Popple is alone, he has two new attacks. For the first one, he grabs a money bag from offscreen, and starts throwing random items out of it. Most of the items are coins and mushrooms, but he will occasionally throw out a [[Poison Mushroom]] or a [[Bob-omb]]. These items will either come straight at the brothers or bounce towards them, in which case they will only get hit by them if they jump. For the second move, Popple will turn his back to the Bros., with the same tell as his first two attacks (either a smile or his 'neutral' expression), before attempting to steal one of their hammers. This can be countered with the hammer, but if it is not blocked, Popple will steal the hammer and use it against them. It also prevents that brother from using his hammer except for [[Fire Bros. (move)|Fire Bros.]] and [[Thunder Bros.]] (when advanced). The hammer later returns to their possession after a few turns. In the remake, by attacking Popple, Mario and Luigi can make him drop their respective hammer, and will try to retrieve it from him. By mashing either {{button|3ds|A}} (for Mario) or {{button|3ds|B}} (for Luigi), the respective bro will gain back their hammer. Barring this particular fight (as he is alone this time), Popple is not required to be defeated to win any of the battles he is in.


====Teehee Valley====
In the fourth and final battle, he fights with [[Birdo]] by his side with all of the moves that he previously used. Strangely enough, during this battle, when Popple steals Mario or Luigi's [[Ultra Hammer]], it shows he has a [[Super Hammer]] instead. The remake ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' properly shows him with an Ultra Hammer.


====''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser''====
In the remake's ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' mode, Popple is a ranged enemy. He carries a large sack in battle, which he pulls an infinite supply of Ultra Hammers from to throw. His Special Skill is Rain of Pain.


===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
[[File:Wiggly Chase.jpg|thumb|[[Wiggler#Mario & Luigi: Dream Team|Wiggler]] chasing Popple, Mario, and Luigi]]
In ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', Popple teams up with the Bros. to battle Wiggler, but his acts put the Bros. in constant danger; some of them include angering Wiggler, latching onto a Bro. and making it harder for them to counter, or selfishly knocking them aside to try and escape. Usually, most of these can be prevented if a bro. attacks Popple when he stands in front of Wiggler to attack, but in some cases Popple shrugs off the blows. After Wiggler is beaten, Popple will then turn on the Bros. and fight them himself.


He can attack by running up to either Mario or Luigi and attempt to steal one of their hammers, which can be prevented if the target Bro. promptly smacks Popple with their hammer. If Popple is successful, he will start hitting them with it afterwards, an attack he used in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''. Starting with the Bro. he got the hammer from, Popple will continuously smash Mario and Luigi until the Bro. with a hammer strikes back first when approached. Occasionally, he might also try stealing a mushroom instead and heal himself on the spot. This is shown when he does not swing his arm beforehand, unlike when he is about to steal a hammer.


Popple may also go off-screen and return with his burlap sack, from which he throws out three or five objects before him in a row. The objects can be soccer balls, Mushrooms, Coins, or [[Brick Block]]s. Popple will stand before each item (starting from the southernmost one), rear back his foot, and kick whatever it is at the Bros. If he faces up, he is aiming for Mario, and facing straight ahead means that he is aiming for Luigi.


Getting hit by the soccer balls will result in the targeted Bro taking damage, and must be smashed back with the hammer to counter-attack. Getting hit by the coins will not produce any negative effects, and smashing them back will result in Popple getting them back, also not having any negative effects. Getting hit by a Mushroom will heal the hit Bro. by 30 HP, and smashing it back will heal Popple by 30 HP instead. Should Popple kick a Brick Block, he will shatter it open and hurt his toe, revealing one of the other three items mentioned inside. Popple will quickly recover and kick the item at his target, essentially hiding how the player should counter the attack until it happens.


==General information==
===Physical appearance===
Popple, like most Beanish, has green skin and a bean shaped head. The upper portion of his face is concealed by a purple mask and a grey beret with a green tuft sticking out of the top, while the lower portion shows him to have an unusually large mouth, usually in a large, toothy grin. He wears a long sleeved shirt with purple and grey stripes, white gloves, and a pair of dark grey pants that are oversized at the waist, and his shoes seem to blend in with his pants sleeves. He seems to be just a bit shorter than Mario, and almost always stands with his knees bent and slightly leaning backwards while hunching forwards.


===Personality===
Popple has a violent temper, often shouting and becoming angry when encountering someone in the way of his plans. He is also shown to hold grudges over previous fights, becoming enraged when seeing Mario and Luigi show up when he finds the [[Beanstar]], frequently getting into arguments with other characters, and picking a fight with Bowser's minions despite them apologizing for attacking him earlier.


Popple is very greedy, often seeking treasure and riches to sell for financial gain. In ''Mario and Luigi: Dream Team'', he is shown to be manipulative, using Mario and Luigi to fight Wiggler for him, and being extremely unhelpful during the fight, sometimes even cowering behind the brothers, before eventually trying to take the two out so he could take the rewards for himself.


Popple also has a large ego, referring to himself as a legend that "swiped treasures from every corner of the world" giving himself titles such as "The Shadow Thief" and "The Baron of Burgle" and boasting that only he could have had the luck to have treasure land right at his feet.


==Quotes==
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
*"''Don't follow me, see? I've got places to be!''"
*"''Ooooh! Boo! Blast! Criminy! The famous shadow thief, Popple, has been caught in full sight!''"
*"''Cripes! You think you're ready, do ya? Well, nobody's more ready than me, see? I'll show you!''"
*"''Rookie! Rookie! Shake a leg!''"
*"''Ok, Rookie, it's your time, see? I want you to squash those red and green drips there!''"
*"''Quit you're babbling, you!''"
*"''Boo! Boo, I say!''"
*"''I'll be taking that, see?''"
*"''We're golden, see?''"
*"''I got a question that needs answering, see?''"
*"''Cripes! If my master thief senses are as right as usual... That's my cue to exit!''"
*"''Well, Boo! Boo to you I say!''"
*"''Oh, sure, you guys are real tough, teaming up on me! Don't think you can beat me just 'cause I'm alone. It's my solo debut on the battle lines, see?''"
*"''...I don't care about names, see?''"
*"''Ha HA!!! I'll show you! Ya hear? You'll be all bamboozled, see?''"
*"''With my rookie's new power... You'll see what I mean!''"
*"''AARGHH! QUIET! Stop freaking me out! I don't care what kind of power it is! Any kind will do!''"
*"''I will destroy you, see? DESTROY YOUUUUUU!!!''"
*"''Yeah, here comes destruction, ya couple of knuckleheads!''"


===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
*"''That collector musta hired... a security guard!''"
*"''The Shadow Thief knows a thief when he sees one!''"
*"''Bring it on, ya wannabe moth! These two <small><small>and I</small></small> will cream you!''"
*"''Your turn, Palookas! Give em' the old one-two!''"
*"''Ain't nobody stands between the Shadow Thief and his treasure!''"
*"''Just gotta deal with you Palookas, and then '''the treasure's mine!'''''"
*"''You're telling me... That we fought over a stupid... F-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-fffffffffffffff... '''FLOWER GARDEN?!'''''"
*"''That's it! I'm done with this stupid island!''"


==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
MLSS Art - Popple.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
MLSS+BM Art - Popple.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
Popple Idle.gif|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
PoppleDreamTeamSprite.gif|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''
Popple MLSSBM.gif|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
</gallery>


==Profiles and statistics==
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bestiary|transcludesection=Popple (1)|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Popple Idle.gif]]}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bestiary|transcludesection=Popple (2)|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Popple Idle.gif]]}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bestiary|transcludesection=Popple (3)|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Popple Idle.gif]]}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bestiary|transcludesection=Popple (4)|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Popple Idle.gif]]}}


*'''''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide:''' ''Popple is a master thief in constant search of a dependable sidekick. He and his various trainees will be a frequent thorn in our heroes' sides.''<ref>{{cite|author=Thomason, Steve|title=''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' Player's Guide|page=5|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-930206-43-7}}</ref>


===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team bestiary|transcludesection=Popple|image=[[File:PoppleDreamTeamSprite.gif]]|align=horizontal}}


===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
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*'''Japanese website bio:''' なにかと旅先でマリオとそうぐうする怪盗（？）。最近とある新人をやとったらしい。<ref name=BMBio>''マリオ＆ルイージRPG1 DX'' website. {{file link|M&LSS+BM - Japanese Character Bio Popple.png|Character bio for Popple}}.</ref>(''A thief (?) who is always on the lookout for Mario on his travels.  He seems to have recently acquired a certain newcomer.'')
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|speed=120
*'''''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' profile:''' ''The greatest thief in the kingdom... or so he says. Recruited the amnesiac Bowser as his underling.''
|def=155
|exp=600
|coins=120
|item=[[Super Mushroom]]
|location=[[Chucklehuck Woods]]
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|name=Popple (fourth time)
|image=[[File:Popple_Idle.gif]]
|align=left
|hp=500
|speed=120
|def=180
|exp=500
|coins=99
|item=[[1-Up Mushroom#Mario & Luigi series|1-Up Super]] (common), [[Golden Mushroom]] (rare)
|location=[[Teehee Valley]]
}}
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in Other Languages==
{{foreign names
{{Foreignname
|Jap=パーニョ
|Jap=パーニョ
|JapR=Pānyo
|JapR=Pānyo
|JapM=Possibly from Chinese term「扒窃」(''páqiè'', "to steal") and Italian word ''ghigno'' ("grin")
|JapM=Panyo
|Chi=帕纽
|Ger=Claude
|ChiR=Pàniǔ
|GerM=Pun on ''klau'' (German for ''theft'') and the German name ''Claude''
|ChiM=Japanese name
|Fra=Pargne
|FraM=Pun on the word ''épargne'' (French for ''savings'')
|Spa=Panyo
|SpaM=Japanese name
|Dut=Popple
|Dut=Popple
|DutM=English name
|DutM=English name
|Fre=Pargne
|FreM=Clipping of ''épargne'' ("savings")
|Ger=Claude
|GerM=Pun on ''klauen'' ("to steal") and the German name "Claude"
|Ita=Champo
|Ita=Champo
|ItaM=Reference to how "Popple" is a "champ" while [[Rookie]] is a "rookie"
|ItaM=Reference to how Popple is a ''champ'' while [[Rookie (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)|Rookie]] is a ''rookie''}}
|Kor=파뇨
|KorR=Panyo
|KorM=From his Japanese name
|Por=Feijarápio
|PorM=From ''feijão'' ("bean") and ''larápio'' ("thief")
|Rus=Щепачёв
|RusR=Schepachyov
|RusM=The word ''щипать'' (''schipat'', a Russian slang word for "to steal", having the root ''щип''/''щеп'' (''schip''/''schep'')) transformed into the Russian name
|Spa=Panyo
|SpaM=Japanese name
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', a reference to Popple is made when Bowser visits [[Poshley Sanctum]] to steal the [[Garnet Star]]. When [[Pennington]] asks him who he is, one of the answers is "The Shadow Thief", which is what Popple calls himself. Also, if the player selects this title, Bowser will say "I'll be taking this, thanks!", a reference to Popple's "I'll be takin' that, see?", which in turn is a reference to {{wp|Edward G. Robinson}}'s character in films such as ''{{wp|Little Caesar (film)|Little Caesar}}''.
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*Popple's theme plays during the battle against [[Fawful]] at [[Bowser's Castle]]. Note that in the later-released Japanese version of the game and ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', Cackletta's fight music from the battle in [[Woohoo Hooniversity]] is used for this Fawful encounter instead.
*In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', a reference to Popple is made when Bowser visits [[Poshley Sanctum]] to steal the [[Garnet Star]]. When [[Pennington]] asks him who he is, one of the answers is "The Shadow Thief", which is what Popple calls himself. Also, if the player selects this title, Bowser will say "I'll be taking this, thanks!", a reference to Popple's "I'll be takin' this, see?"
*In ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', when Popple is encountered alone in Chucklehuck Woods, he has 520 HP (slightly more than that of [[Bowletta]], though in other versions he has 620 HP, which is less than Bowletta's HP in those versions). However, when he is next encountered with Birdo at his side, his total HP is 500 (in other versions of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', he has 660 HP, and in its remake, ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', he has a total of 600 HP).
*Popple's theme plays during the battle against [[Fawful]] at [[Bowser's Castle]]. Note that in Japanese version the music of Fawful's battle is the same that sounds in the battle against Cackletta in Woohoo Hooniversity.
*Despite him appearing in only three games, Popple is fought a total of seven unique times (four times in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' and in its 3DS remake, once in ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'' and two times in ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'') making him the most fought character in the whole ''Mario & Luigi'' series (with the exception of the different forms of Bowser).
*When Popple is encountered alone in Chucklehuck Woods, he has 520 HP (slightly more than that of [[Bowletta]]). However, when he is next encountered (with Birdo at his side), his total HP is 500.
*Popple is similar in personality to [[Croco]], another thief who steals items and is a boss.
*Popple is similar to [[Croco]], as they are both robbers in ''Mario'' RPGs, are both encountered at least three times by the player, and are fought multiple times in their respective games.
 
*In the last fight with him, when he steals the hammer, it shows he has a Super Hammer. The brothers have Ultra Hammers at this point.
==References==
*Popple is the only boss other than [[Jojora]] who is not required to be defeated in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' (with the exception of his third fight), but can be defeated for extra experience, [[coin]]s and items.
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** He and Jojora are also the only boss who never get the regular boss "explosion" defeat.
*Popple is briefly playable at the end of the barrel maze in [[Chateau de Chucklehuck]]. He replaces whichever bro is in the back. He runs off when seen, and the other Bro returns.


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